Articles filed under Transportation
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Durbin: Fix suburban tank cars before accident happensApr 08, 2015 1:00 am - It's time to open a second front on derailments involving volatile crude oil, Sen. Dick Durbin and local leaders said Wednesday. "We're finding more and more derailments...
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Local roads part of Cook County's $38 million summer construction programApr 08, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County is set to launch a $38 million spring and summer road construction program that will include pavement resurfacing, bridge repair and roadway rehabilitation i...
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Pedestrian killed was fourth hit on stretch of Algonquin Road in a yearApr 07, 2015 5:30 am - In an earlier version of this story, the headline incorrectly stated that four pedestrians had been hit along this stretch of Algonquin Road in Mount Prospect in a m...
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Hawley Street widening in Mundelein expected to begin in earnest this summerApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - The nitty-gritty of disruptive construction may be a few months away, but important steps are being taken in advance of the reconstruction and widening of Hawley Street ...
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Old Palatine salt storage facility to be leveled for new domeApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - Palatine took the first step toward more than doubling their road salt storage capability Monday night when the Palatine village council approved a contract to demolish ...
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Pyke: Your guide to the 2015 road construction seasonApr 06, 2015 5:30 am - Remember the steering-wheel-gripping, blood-pressure-rising, fist-shaking, fall-to-your-knees-and-curse-the-sky construction season angst of 2014? Consider that to be a ...
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Pace plans speedy new buses on suburban roads like routes 25, 31, 53, 83Apr 06, 2015 1:00 am - Pace commuters eager to scoot through the suburbs can learn more about the agency's new Pulse arterial bus rapid transit program and give their two cents at an April 22 ...
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Man killed when struck by Metra train in PalatineApr 05, 2015 1:00 am - A 30-year-old man was killed Saturday night when a Metra train struck him after he apparently walked onto the tracks just west of downtown Palatine, authorities said. Pa...
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Aviation agency finds cases of medical lapses in GermanyApr 05, 2015 1:00 am - Europe's air safety regulator said it found more than 10 incidents in recent years in which Germany appeared lax in following aviation medical requirements, prompting a ...
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Metra trains on Union Pacific Northwest Line resume, but face delaysApr 03, 2015 1:00 am - Metra trains on the Union Pacific Northwest Line have resumed, but are operating between 30 and 60 minutes behind schedule because of a vehicle that had been stuck on th...